WELCH, ELMER CLAIRE
Marathon

Born December 28, 1895.  Enl. July 10, 1917.  Electrician 2d-cl.  Radio Service of Navy.  Trained at G. L. N. T. S.; Harvard Univ.; stationed on U. S. Submarine Chaser No. 211; May 14 to New London, Conn., as wireless telephone operator; encountered German submarine in American Submarine Zone and reported one sunk; convoyed troop ships through submarine zone; stationed at Washington, D. C.  September 23, in high-power wireless station, there until March 10, 1919.

WELCH, JOHN GARNER
Marathon

Born May 25, 1891.  Enl. July 28, 1917.  1st Lieut. Dental Corps.  Called into active service at Camp Greenleaf and Ft. Oglethorpe October 28, 1918.  Stationed there until December 15.  Mustered out Ft. Oglethorpe December 15, 1918.

WELCH, THOMAS VERNE
Marathon

Born March 6, 1894.  Enl. July 10, 1917.  1st Lieut.  Trained at Ft. Snelling July 20, 1917, to October 5, 1917; to Ft. Crook until January 3, 1918; sent to Third Officers' Training School at Camp Dodge until April 19; to Camp Gordon as Sgt.; commissioned 2d Lieut. June 1; sent to Camp Pike until September 1; to Camp Taylor; commissioned 1st Lieut. October 27, at Camp Taylor.  Mustered out December 19, 1919.

WELLS, BERT A.
Marathon

Born July 12, 1894.  Enl. July 10, 1917.  Electrician, Radio, 2d-cl. Trained at G. L. N. T. S. until October 28; to Naval Radio School November 1 to February 24; to receiving ship at Philadelphia until March 9; joined armed draft detail at New York March 9, assigned to duty on S. S. Westwego March 21; made one trip from New York to Bordeaux; made five trips to Le Havre from New Orleans; acted as radio operator on voyages; to receiving ship New Orleans June 25. 1919, and remained there until July 28, 1919.  Discharged at G. L. N. T. S. July 30, 1919.

WELLS, EDWARD WELLS
Marathon

Born September 5, 1896.  Enl. October 7, 1917.  Chauffeur, 323d F. S. Bn. Signal Corps.  Trained at Camp Funston until February 7, 1918.  Sailed from New York February 16 on Susquehanna; landed St. Nazaire March 4.  Sent to Nevers for duty; worked in 33d Service Co. Signal Corps until July 1, 1919; furloughed to Paris and went to La Bourbole; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed on Panamon July 9; landed New York July 19.  To Camp Merritt.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out July 29, 1919.

WELLS, WILLARD W.
Marathon

Born April 25, 1892.  Enl. December 27, 1917.  Pvt. 35th Co. 11th Regt. Marine Corps.  Trained at Mare Island until May 4, 1918; to Norfolk.  Sailed from Norfolk June 4 on U. S. S. Kittery; to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands June 29 to April 6, 1919.  Sailed from St. Thomas on U. S. S. Rainbow; landed New York May 1.  Stationed at New York Navy Yard until June 15.  Mustered out June 15, 1919.

WESSMAN, CLIFFORD GUY
Alta

Born January 31, 1894.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. M, 316th Inf. 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Hoboken August 30; landed Brest September 12.  To St. Georges September 22; to Verdun October 12; to French Aviation Camp; to Evac. Hosp. November 8, with influenza; to Base Hosp. No. 38 November 11; to Brest.  Sailed on U. S. S. Harrisburg March 10; landed Hoboken March 19.  To Debarkation Hosp. No. 3, New York City; to Camp Dodge.  Mustered out April 5, 1919.

WESTLIN, ESKIL M.
Albert City

Born February 24, 1890.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Corp. Co. 202, 101 Batt. Circulation Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon one month; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed on U. S. S. Plattsburg August 30; joined convoy of 13 vessels and submarine chasers; part of convoy went to England, part to France; docked at Brest September 12.  To rest camp; Joined M. P. with 41st Div ; to Autun - first American troops to enter town - with cavalry training depot detail; studied traffic control at front; ready to go to front as mounted patrol when armistice was signed; to Paris, directed A. E. F. through city; helped patrol stadium during Inter-Allied Race Meet; to Budapest; to Vienna; to Paris; to Brest.  Sailed on S. S. Siboney; landed Hoboken October 20.  To Camp Dodge.  Mustered out October 30, 1919.

WESTPHAL, HENRY A.
Elk Township

Born August 11, 1894.  Enl. May 26, 1918.  Corp. Co. B, 352d Regt. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge; to Camp Mills.  Sailed from Camp Mills August 16 on British ship Ascanlus; landed Liverpool, August 28.  Main stops were Hericourt, Toul and Gondrecourt, was at the latter place when armistice was signed; held the front line sector in Alsace for one week; on way to Metz at time of armistice; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed May 21 on U. S. S. Canonicus; landed Newport News June 3.  Mustered out June 26, 1919.

WHEALEN, HAROLD B.
Storm Lake

Born January 14, 1898.  Enl. October 11, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out December 11, 1918.  (no photo)

WHEALEN, JAMES F.
Providence Township

Born October 1, 1896.  Enl. July 24, 1918.  Pvt. Co. I, 316th Regt. 79th Div.  Trained at Camp Gordon.  Sailed on U. S. S. Plattsburg from New York August 30; landed Brest September 12.  To St. Georges two weeks; to Argonne-Meuse until November 11; entire regiment recommended for bravery and service here; to Rambluzin; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed May 16 on U. S. S Texan; landed Philadelphia May 29.  Mustered out June 10, 1919.

WHITE, DONALD C.
Storm Lake

Born November 15, 1889.  Enl. October 3, 1918.  Pvt. S. A. T. C.  Trained at Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Mustered out December 20, 1918.

WHITE, HARRY DE WAYNE
Sioux Rapids

Born May 6, 1895.  Enl. April 30, 1917.  Elec. 2d-cl.  Trained:  Electrical School, Brooklyn Navy Yard; to convoy duty on U. S. S. Salem March to June, 1918; submarine hunting squadron June to December, 1918; at Navy Yard at Boston; on U. S. S. Turkey, a mine-sweeper, which was one of the first to start and stayed up to the last, finished sweeping the North Sea Mine Barrage September 30, 1919.

WHITE, R. E.
Storm Lake

Born July 4, 1890.  Enl. July 30, 1918.  Pvt. Co. B, 212th Engrs. 12th Div.  Trained at Camp Forrest; to Camp Devens.  Mustered out January 16, 1919.

WHITE, ZENO Z.
Storm Lake

Born April 6, 1892.  Enl. June 15, 1918.  Corp Hdq. Co. 337th P. A. 88th Div.  Trained at Camp Dodge.  Sailed August 16; landed Liverpool.  To Southampton; to Le Havre.  To Clermont; to Ferrant; to Bordeaux.  Sailed from Bordeaux; landed New York.  To Camp Merritt; to Camp Dodge.  The chief activities of the 88th Div. included the center sector of Haute-Alsace.  Mustered out February 1, 1919.

WHITING, BERNARD
Alta

Born October 19, 1893.  Enl. August 20, 1918.  Quarter Master Corps, Hdq. Co. 315th Service Bn.  Trained at Camp Gordon; to Camp Merritt.  Sailed from Hoboken September 3; landed St. Nazaire September 12.  To Camp No. 1 St. Nazaire; to St. Nazaire Docks; to Paris and battlefields on leave; to St. Nazaire.  Sailed July 12 on U. S. S. Amphion; landed Newport News July 27.  To Camp Lee; to Camp Dodge. Mustered out August 1, 1919.

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¹Eilers, Tom D.  Buenas Vista's Part in the World War. Storm Lake, 1920, p. 219-20.